beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
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That’s obviously the most ambitious goal on the table for us, because that whole system is clearly screwed up almost beyond repair unless somebody else comes in and upends it all.
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Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Miraculously, there was no damage to the lower-unit shaft, the skeg was repaired a couple of days later, and a shop in Brandon, Manitoba, was able to fix the propeller, which at first glance looked like it might be damaged beyond repair.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Many of these properties are extremely low-priced due to crumbling infrastructure—in reality, some of the properties are damaged beyond repair.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
More than a third of the FAA’s 138 ATC systems can no longer be reliably maintained, due to shortages of spare parts and funding, and another 39% were at risk of deteriorating beyond repair, the Government Accountability Office reported last year.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Miraculously, there was no damage to the lower-unit shaft, the skeg was repaired a couple of days later, and a shop in Brandon, Manitoba, was able to fix the propeller, which at first glance looked like it might be damaged beyond repair.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Many of these properties are extremely low-priced due to crumbling infrastructure—in reality, some of the properties are damaged beyond repair.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
More than a third of the FAA’s 138 ATC systems can no longer be reliably maintained, due to shortages of spare parts and funding, and another 39% were at risk of deteriorating beyond repair, the Government Accountability Office reported last year.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Beyond repair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20repair. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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